098 Diagnosis

[vicodincrutch]

Filtered from Angela Montenegro + Dr. James Wilson;

<emeded video>

1. Watch it.
2. a. Come and collect your free lighter. Who doesn't like free?
    b. Turn those suckers on when you see either one of the video's stars.
3. Send it to two other people.
4. IMPORTANT: It's a secret. Don't ask. Don't tell.

Comments

sometimes a little step is the greatest divide

[adamantined]

[It's almost difficult to put it into words, and Claire almost wants to throw something at him because she has the distinct impression that he knows better, but she manages to hold that desire back.]

You went immediately from criticizing me to offering something better than the standard that was already being offered. You offered at all. Why?

[She has her own suspicious, but she also has her own doubts. As soon as the inquiry is out of her mouth, she immediately wants it back. Somehow stating outright what she thinks in front of him seems to require more courage than throwing herself off of any building ever has, and it's a strange thing to feel given how she typically reacts to him and how often she's promised to break his nose - whether behind his back or not - in the past.

Ever since Nathan's stint with the government, though, Claire has gotten better at faking confidence, and she tries her best at it now, crossing her arms and refusing to look away. There are several other questions that come to mind to sarcastically brush off her opinion, but she doesn't take them for once.]

Don't say it's just a lighter.

sometimes a little step is the greatest divide

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

You argued your point very well. It was refreshing and thought out when usually the next step is insult in the face of challenge. That's something worth rewarding.



I think it's strange that Wilson is boozing it up with Angela.

sometimes a little step is the greatest divide

[adamantined]

[Claire can't decide if she's pleased or annoyed, and her shuffling over both of these reactions probably reflects well enough on her face that she lets it go completely. For a moment, she feels like she's being complimented by a teacher that she's hated long enough for it to be a surprise but resolutely doesn't suggest that he could have just given her a gold star. His next comment comes quickly enough, anyway, that to Claire it serves as an even greater surprise than his comment about picking the lighter up had been. She turns, just her shoulders and chest, as if she is actually going to look behind her again, but she is obviously the only other person in the room so there is nothing to be gained from it.]

Why do you think it's strange? [Claire doesn't know much of this collection of relationships, just what she's picked up and observed when she's paying more attention than she would like.] I'm not saying it's not - [She isn't saying it is.] - but just... why do you think so?